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About Hugh McCabe

Hugh McCabe

Hugh lives in Baldwinsville with his wife and two sons. He has been involved in analytics, information delivery, and computing at Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and its merged entities since the late 1980s, with his most recent run beginning in 2015. In addition to working as an artist’s assistant, Hugh enjoys snowboarding, mountain biking, and martial arts training in his spare time.

Posts by Hugh McCabe

If you are in the Albany-Lake George area and have a taste for outdoor sculpture, then Salem Art Works in Salem, N.Y., is well worth the trip off the beaten path. Salem is a small village located southeast of Lake George on the New York-Vermont border. Founded in 1762, Salem features beautiful 18th and 19th-century…Read More »

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